Why are Russians such terrible drivers?

The only comparable nations in terms of strictly traffic fatalities are India (which is less), Iran (which is significantly higher) and African nations without even real road systems. In watching over a thousand hours of Russian dash cam footage I have come to the conclusion that bribery, alcoholism, and inclement weather cannot be the sole cause. The Russian clearly has no regard for life and operates in a state of technological barbarism.

Lack of empathy.
This lack of empathy is enabled by our primitive society that still clings to same old "got mine", which in turn fuels all the atrocities.
It is profitable, so it is not going to die out anytime soon. Without it, meat industry would have to die out and predatory capitalism just won't have any of that.